Longtime Sun City Center deputy to move on

Deputy Rob Thornton, 41, will head to the street crimes unit. “It’s been a delight to see him mature,” one 77-year-old says.

SUN CITY CENTER — Deputy Rob Thornton cruises around a quiet neighborhood, and somebody waves from across the street. He walks out of a pizza joint, and a couple of white-haired women stop him to chat. A man stops by his office "just to visit," he tells Thornton with a handshake.